High Risk

REVIEW SUMMARY
Businesses. Aero Sol Aviation Solutions, North Port
Industry. Aerospace, Airline parts
Key. Company seeks to grow during the downturn by buying discounted inventory.

An airplane part, be it a cockpit seat cushion or a dime-size bolt that holds a wing part in place, isn't just an airplane part to Ralph Gross.

It's the commodity behind a unique, fast-moving, high-risk business littered with regulatory hurdles. It's also a highly profitable business, with margins on some sales that exceed 10,000% on inventory that moves in less than a week.